Nation

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See also: nation and nâtion

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nation (plural Nations)

  1. A surname.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ˈt͡si̯oːn/
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Noun

Nation f (genitive Nation, plural Nationen)

  1. nation (community of people)
    Synonym: Volk
  2. nation (a sovereign state)

Declension

Declension of Nation
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nation die Nationen
genitive einer der Nation der Nationen
dative einer der Nation den Nationen
accusative eine die Nation die Nationen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Nation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Nation” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Nation” in Duden online
  • Nation on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Prowe, Gunhild with Schneider, Jill (1995) The Oxford Paperback German Dictionary & Grammar, New York: Oxford University Press, page page 163
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